Insightful articles to keep you in the know...
Chem-eleon - The Quick Guide to Additives
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On my journey to a greener life I’ve made many changes to my life. One of the most important changes that I’ve made is to be more vigilant about what I eat and what I feed my family. I’ve always considered myself a healthy person who ...
What's On Your Plate?
"An easy way to remember what the ideal proportions are is to divide your plate into thirds...
Think twice about being wasteful
"Plastic is not bad. It's the one use, indiscriminate use of plastic that is bad....
Composting Brings your scraps to life
"The best way to dispose of household waste is by composting...
The Facts About Plastic
"It takes 1,000 years for a plastic bag to break down in the environment
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Palm Oil - The Slimy Truth
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The subject under our microscope today seems like a harmless, non-controversial topic - palm oil, but it’s not. Palm oil is derived from the fruit of the African oil palm tree and is widely used in processed foods and personal products and is now...
The Great Recycling Myth- Recycling Plastic
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Recycling is one of the easiest ways we can help the environment but did you know that not all plastic is recyclable? If you look at the bottom of a plastic bottle or container there are the three arrows chasing each other in a triangle and many of us ...
Top 10 toxic ingredients in cosmetics
"Be informed and find out what the top 10 toxic chemicals in your cosmetic, hair care and skin care products are...
Air toxifiers - Oops, I mean air fresheners
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Every day millions of people use air fresheners in their homes and workplaces to mask smells they don’t like or to just surround themselves with a pleasant odour, but are they doing more harm than good? We all assume air fresheners are safe; they...
A very brief rundown of the proposed carbon tax
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As most Australian know, the labour government is planning to introduce a carbon tax, but there is still a lot of confusion over what that will mean for the average person. I will admit now that I am not an expert and have not studied this in minute de...
Aspartame and phenylalanine, the extreme danger in your diet drink
"Aspartame is found in over 6,000 food and beverages....
Why organic food is better
"Researchers have found that organic fruits and vegetables are higher in natural anti-oxidants than conventionally grown fruits and vegetables....
Moooo-buuuurp!
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Which do you think contributes more to global warming” cars or cows?
You might be surprised to learn that cows and other livestock produce more than one-third of the methane released into the atmosphere. That can add up to 189 liters of metha...
Don't Be Fooled by Greenwashing
"So how can we tell if something is truthful in making the green/organic claim? ...
Seasonal fruit and veggies
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Living in the twenty first century certainly has its perks. Feel like a mango in the middle of winter? Just drop by your local supermarket and they’re sure to have one or two in stock. It’s a great convenience but at what ...
The Stinky Truth About Deodorants
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On these cold winter mornings there’s nothing as nice as stepping into a glorious hot shower. And if you’re anything like most of us, the next thing you’ll reach for (after your towel) will be your deodorant.
We all want to stay ...
Beware Treated Pine
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I was in the backyard the other day, looking at the kids cubby house when I noticed a telltale green tinge; the green tinge of treated pine. My discovery made me unhappy as I recalled a recent episode of Is Your Housing Making You Sick and their revela...
Natural Skin Care Recipes you can make at home
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Have you ever wanted to try making your own skin care products at home? Well here is your chance! The recipes below have been created by Carla Oates, otherwise knows as ‘The Beauty Chef’, who has written hundreds of articles and...
Where are the bees?
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Last year I planted a passionfruit vine and was very excited when scores of flowers appeared. Every day I walked over to my vine and watched to see what changes were occurring, when would the flowers turn into little dark balls of fruit? Well, I was qu...
What is Environmental Investment?
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Many people confuse ethical investment, sustainability investment and environmental investment. These are the three main types of environmental investment that have arisen over the past 30 years, and while each has a contribution to make to the environ...
Is your lipstick killing you?
"We've all heard the frightening statistic about how much lipstick the average woman will eat in a lifetime through eating or by licking her lips ...
Solar Power in a nutshell
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The Sun is the earth’s most cost effective power source. In just one hour, the Earth receives more accumulated energy from the Sun than the entire population of the world could use in one year. Yet solar power currently provides only 0.04% of the...
Bamboozled
" Bamboo is sustainable but in the process to convert it to its many commercial products, non-environmentally friendly processes are being employed....
Plastic not so fantastic
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Plastic bags, bottles and containers are so convenient that most households have them. When you’re out and get thirsty a plastic bottle of water is just the thing - or is it? The plastic in our life may seem beneficial, but in the last few years ...
Ban the Plastic Bag
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One of our best modern-day conveniences has become a threat. Plastic bags have been a big part of our lives for a long time that many of us don’t give them a second thought – but we should. Plastic bags are environmentally unfriendly in so ...
